CT 48, 029 (P366225)

Legal tablet & envelope excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 082424 & BM 082424A

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

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tablet
obverse
1. _1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 a-sza3_ i-na ta-wi-ir-tum
2. sza ia-ap-su2-du-um
3. i-ta _i7_ szar-ri-im
  -ri- over erasure, envelope: szar-ru-um
4. _sag-bi i7_ il-la-nu-um
5. _2(disz) sag-bi a-sza3_ ba-gi-nu-um
6. zi-ti ha-li-ia-tum
  envelope adds: _lukur {d}utu_
7. sza lu2-{d}mar-tu a-bu-sza
8. i-di-nu-szi-im
9. {disz}i3-li2-im-na-an-ni
10. a-hu-sza a-pi2-il-sza
11. re-di wa-ar-ka-ti-sza
12. _2(iku) 2(barig) 2(ban2) sze! sze!-ba 6(disz) sila3 i3-gesz i3-ba_
13. _1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar siki-ba_ i-si-ni i-ba-asz-szu
  evelope: i-ba-asz-szu-u2
14. pi2-qi2-ta-sza
15. i-na _1(disz) mu-kam_ i3-li2-im-na-an-ni
16. a-na ha-li-ia-tum
17. a-ha-ti-szu a-di ba-al-t,a3-at
18. i-ta-na-di-szi-im
19. u4-mi sza _inim dub_ an-ni-im
reverse
1. la i-di-nu-szi-im
2. a-sza-ar e-li-sza t,a3-bu
3. ap-lu-sa3 i-na-di-in
  envelope adds oath (2 lines): ni-isz-DN, u3 ni-isz RN)
4. _igi_ li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2 _sanga_
5. _igi_ szu-mu-uh2-sin _sanga_
6. _igi_ {d}nin-szubur-ba-ni _ugula lukur utu_
7. _igi_ {d}iszkur-re-me-ni
8. _igi_ na-ka-ru-um _dumu_ sin-e!-ri-ba-am
9. _igi_ wa-ar-di-ia _dumu_ isz-mi-ia
10. _igi_ an-pi4-szu _dumu_ da-wi-da-nu-um
11. _igi_ {d}iszkur-ta-ab-ni _dumu_ a-hu-um-wa-qar
12. _igi_ ARAD-{d}nin-szubur _dumu_ a-bi-sa-nu-um
13. _igi_ sa-mu-um _dumu_ su-ka-li-ia
14. _igi_ t,a3-ab-s,i2-la-szu _dumu_ na-bi-sin
15. _igi_ ARAD-sa3 _dumu_ i3-li2-isz-me-an-ni
16. _igi_ e-tel-pi4-sin _igi_ be-la-ki
17. _dumu-mesz_ da-wi-da-nu-um
18. _igi_ ia-at-ri-dingir _dumu_ i-pi2-iq-nu-nu
19. _igi_ i3-li2-da-ta-an _dumu_ su-pa-pu
  envelope reads: -pu-um, and adds: [...]-ub-lam _dumu_ [...]-i-nu-nam
20. _igi_ wa-tar-sin _dumu_ i-la-la-s,ur
21. _igi_ sin-we-di _dumu_ sin-i-din-nam
left
column 1
1. _igi_ su-i-la _dumu_ ku-du-um _igi_ pu-tu-is _dumu_ dingir-szu-mu-ba-li2-it,
2. _igi_ mi-na-am-e-pu-usz-dingir _dumu_ er3-ra-ha-bi-isz
3. _igi_ nu-ur2-i3-li2-szu e-ri-ib-sin
column 2
1. ni-isz {d}utu {d}a-a {d}marduk a-pil-sin _lugal-e
2. sza _inim# dub_ u2-na-ka-ru
envelope
  (not copied or edited, variants as noted)
seal 1
1. {d}nin-szubur-ba-ni#
2. _dumu_ bur-nu-[nu]
3. _ugula lukur {d}utu_
4. _ARAD e2-babbar
seal 2
1. szu-mu-uh2-{[d]}suen#
2. _dumu_ nu#-ur2#-{d}suen#
3. _ARAD_ {d}[...]
seal 3
1. na-ka-ru-um
2. _dumu_ {d}suen-e-ri-ba-am
3. _ARAD_ su-mu-la-dingir
seal 4
1. li-pi2-it-isz8-tar2
2. _dumu_ {d}utu-tab-ba-szu
3. [_sanga {d}utu_]
seal 5
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. <kiszib> geme2-{d}utu _dub-sar_

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CT 48, 29

    [Finkelstein1968CT48] Finkelstein, Jacob J. 1968. Old-Babylonian Legal Documents. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 48. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

    Designation of an heir in return for support (a brother by a naditu)


  • history: MVS 10, no. LXVII

    [Blocher1993MVS10] Blocher, Felix. 1993. Siegelabrollungen Auf Frühaltbabylonischen Tontafeln Im British Museum. Ein Katalog. Münchener Vorderasiatische Studien 10. München, Wien: Profil Verlag.

    (seals)


  • history: Suurmeijer diss., App. p. 204-205

    [Suurmeijer2014property] Suurmeijer, Guido. 2014. “Property Transfer within the Family in Old Babylonian Sippar.” Phdthesis, Gent: Universiteit Gent.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 082424 & BM 082424A
  • Accession No.: 1891-05-09 Bu, 2469 & 1891-05-09 Bu, 2469A

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-09 at 18:41:45 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:53:06 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2022-06-21 at 12:42:36 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2021-08-20 at 20:05:03 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2007-03-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 013864 (composite) (P514452) Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah) Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) Sumu-la-El.00.00.00

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Cite this Artifact
“CT 48, 029 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 9, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P366225.
CT 48, 029 artifact entry (No. P366225). (2023, September 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P366225 (Original work published 2007)
CT 48, 029 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P366225 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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